PASSAGE FROM RODREGUES TO MAURITIUS. 5th September

Left Rodreguis on Thursday afternoon and into Mauritius, 340NM, Arrived Saturday afternoon 8th September

19'39"S 062'47"E wind 10/12k sea 1.5m speed 7.5k @UTC 4.35pm

The winds look pretty strong tomorrow we'll have to shorten the main a bit although we are hooking along quite well now 7.5-8.0k

Had bagget with thinly sliced lightly fried chook tit, french bacon (nice), tommato, cheese, lettuce ..Me cook tonight with local grapes and chocolate for dessert.. full now!

(They left on Wednesday but had to return shortly after when hoisting the main the sail tore to the bolt rope about a meter from the head! Spent the night sewing it together on the deck under lights.)

Big thanks to Contrails who made a dingy available to save them having to re inflate and re launch the Taipan dingy.

19'34"S 060'03"E seas crappy 3/4m speed 8/8.5 K wind 30+K  At about 9pm WA time.

Hi! quick one, wet & windy, about 120nm to go, should be in by late arvo

8.00 Am WA time Saturday 8th

About 50 nm to go. We'll be there about midday. Wind down a bit, still crappy, in wet weather gear, every thing wet. Sail doing well, boat doing well, we OK

Were in!.  We wooped a 65' yacht AND we averaged 7.8kts + for  2 days including being reefed down for a gentleman's cruise ( our top sustained speed (not a GPS fluke speed) aws 13.7)

CALM WATER and a LEVEL GALLEY 2nd September

Good'morning (4.00am your time)

Did 3 loads of washing Jon's a good laundry wench, hanging the washing etc quite hard in 25kt winds
The poor buggers out there have got up to 30kt winds and we missed their sched we were on Contrails. Pilot,s doing pilot talk and forgot.. bad!
Georges FF caught a big spanish mackerel 2m long. He brought some over to us. I like him even though he is a FF.  We cooked it for tea, a cutlet, very nice too.
Went ashore looking for internet, ..no luck. Barbara off Contrails cant get connected either ..try again tomorrow otherwise phone.
Today the locals have a dance and local music. Rastafariane style. Sounds like fun, you'd like this place.
Got some veges and eggs, no meat, from market. Have to wait till Monday
Might have to wait for a few days before leaving. Seas are big.

AT RODRIGUES PORT MATHURIN 31st August

Ariving at Rodregues

FINALLY GOT HERE all safe and sound

Anchored customs etc all waiting Jon filled in most of the 20 forms

I was busy drinking local beer

Most of the others have 3 days to sail

View over the small port town

Gotta go and find internet connection , croissants beer then big sleep

Shave first, big load of washing to do, bread to make, beer to drink, boat not too dirty by normal bloke standards!

Countryside

Miss ya will ring if can get skype